April 2004
Beginner
312 pages
8h 23m
English
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W–Z
- WAN
Wide area network, such as the Internet.
- WAP
Wireless application protocol, used to provide Internet capabilities, such as Web browsing, to “thin” wireless devices, such as mobile phones.
- War chalking
The use of chalk markings on a sidewalk to identify Wi-Fi networks.
- War driving
Cruising in a car with a Wi-Fi laptop looking for unprotected Wi-Fi networks.
- WEP
Wired equivalent privacy, an encryption security standard built into the current versions of Wi-Fi.
- Wi-Fi
Short for wireless fidelity, is the Wi-Fi Alliance's name for a wireless standard, or protocol, used for wireless networking using the 802.11 standards.
- Wi-Fi Alliance
A not-for-profit organization that certifies the interoperability of wireless devices built around the 802.11 standard. ...